I interpreted the lyrics differently because it’s saying “I don’t want to believe that our destinies aren’t by our design” he is saying that he feels like he is losing hold but he wants to continue his thoughts that he can gain back control despite knowing that the threads of fate can not be controlled. Also this song is designed to flow right after Ascend, you will notice the final notes of Ascend go right into the first notes of under my skin. “Thousands of souls that succumbed to ascension” also calls back to it but differently, one shows ascending willfully into higher power and the other being forced to ascend into the afterlife by the person who has reached ascension. Would also like to note that Divide Music was one of the producers which might be why he chose specifically to use the words “by our design” as a callback to DesigN

Bro Johnald know how to put ppl in a chokehold with his music I'm still in one till this day and ik I'll be in one for the rest of my life with his music!

Both divide music and fabvl where co producer which is crazy

7:09 "I've seen thousands of souls that succumb to ascension" is also a call back to their Sukuna song "Ascend". The song ends with Sukuna "Ascending" and killing everyone in Shibuya; To Sukuna it was a moment of ecstasy, but to Yuji it was a horrific tragedy. Also in a broader sense, it could also mean how some people in the story could take death as a good thing because they are finally "at peace", but Yuji obviously does not see it that way.

Johnald has a really great sound, in particular the way he puts emotion into his voice reminds me a lot of Fabvl. I'll definitely say that if I ever wanted to show a nerdcore song to someone not familiar with the scene, I would probably choose a Johnald or Divide song because of how well they often stand regardless of context.

The beginning is the ending of his song ascension listen to them back to back

Could you listen to oricadia new 🎵 🌞 without a 🌙

10:00 what i so fucking love about this: Yuji is struggling so much in Shibuya, with Choso being an Enemy who almost even killed him, and Yuji's decicions HIMSELF even led to Choso wanting to kill Yuji in the first place. You just cannot blame Choso for wanting to kill Yuji, revenging Eso and Kechizu, so that fight is just so fucking sick because both sides are right

I personally wish that people could watch videos without pausing it every few seconds, when watching it the first time. But okay, it's just me that get's a bit annoyed by that. The song is absolutely amazing, especially those lyrics!! ❤❤❤

papajohnald this time i dont see you. let me know when you see this .d